Collectively, the clinical medicine and public health communities have demonstrated to governments and their populations that public health programs and interventions are critical to reducing infectious and chronic diseases. However, these investments by governments and...

The decriminalization of all illegal drugs — not just marijuana — may help decrease the devastating effects of drug use and addiction in Ottawa, city officials said recently.
They were responding to a suggestion...

We are in the middle of an overdose crisis in Canada and around the world. Opioid overdose is a complex problem, but opioid addiction can be managed with effective interventions. Nonetheless, many evidence-based interventions are underused, and inadequate medical education...

Canadian health officials have extensive plans to ensure people survive a future influenza pandemic, but they've also made macabre recommendations for the nation's funeral homes for those who don't.
"In a pandemic, each individual funeral...

David Lepofsky just wants to make sure the province is doing what it promised to do. A disability advocate and lawyer, Lepofsky has worked tirelessly since the McGuinty Liberals passed the landmark Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities...

Dr. James Heilman is an emergency physician at the Cranbrook hospital but when he's not working shifts there or climbing local mountains, he's at his computer writing and editing medical information on Wikipedia to ensure it's an...

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Striving to support frontline service providers in Canada who offer services for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI), we released a number of tools this spring. These focus on individual and organizational factors required...

If you're looking to fill a position, CPHA can help. Our career advertising service allows you to reach some of the most qualified and experienced public health leaders in the country.
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People who used e-cigarettes were more likely to kick the habit than those who didn't, a new study found.
Nicotine patches, gums and medications are known to aid smoking cessation, but there's no consensus on whether vaping devices...

The federal ministers of health and justice just finished a fact-finding trip to Portugal — a country known for its success in battling a public health crisis through drug decriminalization.
But health ministry staff say while...

From a population-health perspective, there is much that is welcome in the new B.C. government's policies and priorities, as revealed in its platform and the ministerial mandate letters. But from a public-health perspective, there is cause for concern.